Article of furniture.



S. F. SAWYER.

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

7 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1914. 1,163,622. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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APPLICATHJN FILED JUNE 29. 1914.

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Austrians or q I Specification of Letter's latent,

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Applicationfiled June 2a, 1914 sensin 847,910. 7 1

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that l, STANLEYFQSAWYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo,in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certainnew and useful Article of Furniture; andI do hereby declare the following messiah, clear, and exact description-'ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe' same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingg and to the charactersot'reference markedtliereon, which form a part of this specification. i 7 Q,

' This invention relates to furniture,-and particularly to porch swings, or the like, but is not restricted to such use asitmaybe used in any connection for which itniay be adapted or appropriate.

i "The object of my invention isthe provision of a simple and illC1eI1t SWlI1g ot' the character dESClflbEtCl, which; may be; easily,

and quickly convertedfrom a sea-tintoa crib, or vice versa,'thus enhancing'thepracticability and commercial valuethereof and enlarging its scope of usefulness. 5 v 1 A further object of my invention is the provision off-an article-of this] character,

'which is s'imple andinexpensiveinits con lowing specification,

struction, and capable of being. usedfeither as a stationary or a swingingsettee orseat,

the legs thereof being toldab'le thereunder when suspending for useas swing. I

A further obgect'o'ttheanv'enuon'is the provision, in combination witha sw ng'ot this character, of means for enabling-the' same to be'suspended. 'itro n a single pair of chains or suspending members, and which prevents a' tipping over of the sw ng Whenin use, such means being adjustableto vary the normal inclination from fronttoback of the swing." W 1 q 7 Further objects, and'advantages of theina ention will behpparent from the following detailed description thereof." c 1 The'inventionis fullyjdescribed in theffoland -While, in "its broader aspect, it is capable ofembo'diment in numerous forms, apreferred embodiment thereof'is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Wlrich,

Figure l is'a perspectiveview of the in. 'vention in use as a swing. Fig. 2 is a front tiye' view '0 V beam 1 for such purpose;

' ln-the tormof alcrib. Fig. '5, is a central longitudinal section on, the line ogro'in Fig. 3 I

W ththe legs olded, andi+1g. 6 1s a perspecne of the end'ine nbers of the swingrfQ a ,7 'Reterr ngtothe drawings, '1 and 2, re--' spect1vely,{des1gnate the front" and back lon-j ro'JoHN r. STEPRQ gitudinally extending *frame' beams of the i ,ayhichbeams are connected near the ends thereof-With crossbearns or neernbersS'.

and arms 5, 5 connect th'ezback 4' to the for, Ward ends of the respecti've cross members l 3,01 to the respective end portions of the front beam 1 as desired. tispreferable. a;

secure the "back s and the a'rnis 5,5 to the 4 Each end o heee fmmeis presets 7 air of rigidly conne ted 1 11g hinged 1y connected provided With a e l-t ac F r by tofthe' respective iend oftheseat frame, as shown at 8', for folding movements longitid-inally thereunder. A pair ofbrace bars V 9, -9"arehlngedly' connected to and project in opposite directions from a cross piece IO,

avhicli 'connects the frame members 1 and g2,

eentrallyof'their' ends, the outer ends or said bars beingintended to have shouldered engagement with cross-pins 11 of the respectire; pairsot legs to retainsuch legs in set? A back at rigid-1y rises from the rear beans-2 up position, as shown inFig. 2; *Both'the bracebars '9- and legs! are intended to ifold fiat against the under side of the seat frame whenthe 58211318 being used as as'wing, or c seatby the 'fa'cingstrip 6, hichexten'ds a when packed it'or shipping or storage. Then i the legs 7 are folded under thelseat fraine 'theyarfehidfrom View at the front of the;

suitable distance below the front frame Theseat bottom 12 isfhingecl, n the'present instance, to the rear; frame-beam 2, as at -13, and has its'rear edge rabbeted into the front edge portion of theback frame beam, H

tween; I

so that its topsurface is substantially flush with the top edge of such beam and the end frame members 3, 3. The top portion of the I front frame beam '1 'iscut down'between the end members 3, 3 to permit the front-edge portionflo-f the seat bottom 12 to rest there on below the top edges of the'end members 3, 8 and the front facing-strip 6, as best? shown'in Figs. 3' and a. The front edgeof 10 the seat bottom 12 terminates short of the facing strip 6 to provide a spacing therebe- The part which forms thejcrib front when the seat is being used as a crib is designated 14, and is of suitable depth to extend from the lowered top surfaces dfthe frontbeam 1 tothe under sides of the front end pertions of the arm restsb, as shown in Figs.

2 ,and l. The lower edge of thefcrib front 14: is madeapproximately square by a strip 15 at such edge, such strip being secured to i and projecting forwardly fromithe lower edge 'ofthe orib front. The lower edge of the crib front, with thestrip 15, is intendedr to fit into andffill the space between the" 7 front edge of the seat bottomand the facing strip 6, so-that theseat bottom when in lowered position cooperates atrits front edge with the strip 6 to maintain, the crib front '14 in its upright position, .as shown in Big. 1,- The front end portions of the arms 5 are pro ected lnwardly from the post'portzons of the arms to permit the top edge-of the crib front li at the ends thereof to haveco n tact therewith when such front is in upright position; This coaction 0f the arlnsiand crib front prevents a forward tilting'of the front from upright position, but permits a rearward tilting ofsuch front due to the I lower front edge portion offthe front. being disposedin advance of the'upright or body porticnof such front. V'W'hen it is desired to i change from a crib to a seat, the seat bottom 12 "is raised and the crib-front ltfswinig rearwardly to reclining position, and the. seat bottom then lowered-thereon with its front edge resting on the'body p rtion of h the front adjacent to the stripf15. VVhon V the parts are in this position'thestrip 15 entends upward from the reclining front and'fills' the space between the front edge of the seat" bottom and the facing strip G,

'frame. v V V a 7 When the seat is to be used as'a swlng a as shown in Fig. 3." The rear 'edgeof the front piece 1% when in reclining position rests on the cross member 10"' of the seat single suspending chain or member 16 is attached to the upperend of an upright bar 1-7 which is provided at each end of the seat frame in substantially central 1 position 7 i transverselv thereof. Each bar 17 is carried by an end member 18, which is disposed between the adjacent ends of the front and rear frame beams 1 and 2, and has end por- "to tip the same completely over.

tions projected under ands'ecu'r'ed to such beams, as by screws 19, or in any other suitabl manner. 7 The po nts of attaching of the suspending members 16 to' the respective bars- 17' are disposed above the plane of the seatbottom, substantially as'shown, as with such arrangement it is found that when weight is applied to the seat it is impossible In order to permit a varying of the normal inclinationof the seat bottom when the seat isinsuspended position the bars 17 are adjustably attached to the-respective end members l8,be1ng pivoted at their lower endsjto such members, as at 20, to facihtate a transverse swinging of the bars relative to the seat a frame, and having their upper ends adjust ablyattached to the upper portion of the respective members 18 by bolts 21 extending:

through anyone of alplurality of holes '22 in the members, as shown, or suchfadjustment maybe accomplishedin any other suitable manner. It is preferable to removably attach the end members18 to the" seat frame to enable such end members andthe bars 17 tobe removed from the frame when it is being used as a stationary settee. V

It is evident that T have provided a simple and eiiicient article of furniture, which may be used either asa swinging seat or a sta- 'tionary seat and when usedas a swinging sea-t may have its supporting. legs folded in closed position thereunder, and whichis also provided with simple and eflicient means for enabling it to be easily and quickly convert.- ed from a seat to a crib, and Vice Versa, the crib front being disposedin inconspicuous position within the'seat when in use.

I wish it understood that my invention is not liniited to any specific construction, 7 ar-- rangement or formiof the parts, asit 1S capable of numerous modificat ons without departingfrQmthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus'described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s, a r

' 1. In a seat, a frame, a seat bottom and a use,,and the seat bottom and frame, cooperating to hold the crib front in upright position when in use'. o i s v 8. In a seat, a frame, a seat movably carrled by said frame and having-its front edge spaced from thefrontedge portion of the frame, and a crib fronthaving its lower edge mounted in and filling such space, both when in operative and inoperative positions,

said seat bottom cooperating with the frame to secure the crib front in either operative or inoperative positions.

In a seat, a frame, a seat bottom movably carried by said frame and having its front edge spaced from the front edge portion of said frame, a crib front movably carried by said frame and adapted to stand in upright operative position or in reclining inoperative position relative to the frame, said crib front when in inoperative position being disposed under the seat bot tom and having its lower edge portion filling the space between the said bottom and the front edge portion of the frame, both when in operative and inoperative positions.

5. In a seat, a frame, a seat bottom movably carried by said frame and having its front edge spaced from the, front edge portion of the frame, a crib front having its lower edge forwardly broadened and adapted to fit in and close said space when said front is in reclining position under the seat bottom or in upright position relative thereto, said seat bottom and frame cooperating to hold the crib front in either reclining or upright positions.

6. In a seat, a frame, a seat bottom, a crib front, and arms, said seat bottom and frame cooperating to hold the lower edge of the crib front in set-up position and the arms coacting with the upper portion of the crib front to assist the seat bottom and frame in holding the crib front in set-up position.

7. In a seat, a frame, a seat bottom, a movable crib front and arms, said seat bottom and frame cooperating to form a groove adjacent to the front edge portion of the frame for receiving the lower edge of the crib front, and said arms coacting with the upper edge of the seat frame to assist said seat bottom and frame in releasably holding the crib front in set-up position.

8. In a seat, a frame, arms carried by said frame and having inwardly projecting ledge portions, a seat bottom and a crib front, each movably carried by the frame, said seat bottom and frame cooperating to form a-recess in which the lower edge of the crib front closely fits and said arm ledges overhanging and coacting at their under sides with the upper edge of the crib front to hold said front in the said recess and cooperating with said bottom and frame to hold the crib front in set-up position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

STANLEY F. SAW'YER. Witnesses F. E. Ann, R. G. ALLEN.

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